Claude Carignan
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The Honourable Claude Carignan PC |
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| Leader of the Opposition in the Senate | |
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In office November 4, 2015 – March 31, 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Jim Cowan |
| Succeeded by | Larry Smith |
| Leader of the Government in the Senate | |
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In office August 20, 2013 – November 4, 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Marjory LeBreton |
| Succeeded by | Peter Harder |
| Senator from Mille Isles, Quebec | |
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Assumed office August 27, 2009 |
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| Nominated by | Stephen Harper |
| Appointed by | David Johnston |
| Preceded by | Michel Biron |
| Personal details | |
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December 4, 1964 Champlain, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Brigitte Binette |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Mille Isles, Quebec |
| Alma mater | University of Sherbrooke, University of Montreal |
| Profession | lawyer |
Claude Carignan, PC, (born December 4, 1964) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He is currently the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate of Canada.
Claude Carignan was appointed to the Senate on August 27, 2009, by the Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Stephen Harper. [1]
A native of Champlain, in Mauricie, Claude Carignan is married to lawyer Brigitte Binette and has three children, Jérémie, Jean-Francis and Anne-Charlotte. He holds a law degree from the Université de Sherbrooke and a graduate degree in administrative law from the Université de Montréal. Carignan has worked as a lawyer since his admission to the Quebec Bar in 1988, specializing in civil litigation, labour relations, and health and social services law. He is coauthor of Loi sur les décrets de convention collective annotée, published by Wilson & Lafleur in 1990.[2]
While practicing, Carignan also taught labour law administration at the Université de Montréal Faculty of Law and at the Université du Québec à Montréal. He also taught at the École nationale d’administration publique (ENAP).
In March 1994, Claude Carignan has been a founding member of the Action démocratique du Québec and active supporter until 2003. He acted as legislative counsel for the ADQ a number of times.
Carignan was elected mayor of Saint-Eustache in November 2000 a position he held until August 29, 2009, when he was called to the Senate of Canada.
After serving as chair of its justice and public safety commission, Claude Carignan was second vice-president of the Union des municipalités du Québec [3]. In April 2008, he was appointed president of the Conseil sur les services policiers du Québec [4], an advisory body created to advise the Quebec Minister of Public Security on all policing matters. With his public safety expertise, Carignan went on to moderate and chair several seminars and workshops at a number of national conferences and symposia. From 2007 to 2009, he was president of the Centre for Expertise and Research on Infrastructures in Urban Areas (CERIU).
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